VOCABULARY
1 Complete the sentences with the missing word. The first letters are given.
0 She’s had to overcome so many challenges to get where she is today.
1 She won her first race in high school – when she was still an a____________ athlete.
2 We prefer to buy l ____________ grown food, to support farmers in our area.
3 I’m a bit out of s____________ at the moment – I haven’t done any exercise for a while.
4 He eats so much j____________ food – it’s no wonder he’s putting on weight.
5 We were in the gym hall when the fire a____________ went off.
___ / 5
2 Complete the text with the words from the box. There are two extra words.
bleeding break carry on in shock qualified unconscious twisted succeed
Last week I had a bad fall when I was trying out a new routine at gymnastics. Usually when that happens I just
0 carry on, but this time I didn’t feel too good, so my coach told me to take a rest. I felt a bit dizzy and cold and my ankle was really painful. When he looked at it, he said that
I was lucky I didn’t 1 ____________ the bone. Still, I was injured.
I 2 ____________ my ankle and I had to put ice on it. He also thought that I was 3 ____________ because I was cold and shaking a lot. Sometimes that happens after an accident. He said that whenever that happened to him, he drank some sweet tea. He told me he once fell very hard to the floor and was 4 ____________ for a couple of minutes! Luckily, that’s never happened to me. Anyway, I’ve got to take it easy for a couple of weeks and do some simple exercises to try and strengthen my leg muscles. I’ve
5 ____________ for the Youth Games next year, so I need to be at my best!
GRAMMAR
3 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect or used to.
When I was a lot younger I 0 used to eat (eat) whatever I wanted, but I’ve realised that I can’t do that anymore.
I 1 __________________ (decide) to change my eating habits last New Year. As I 2 __________________ (get) ready for a party, and tried to put on my favourite top,
I 3 __________________ (discover) that it didn’t fit anymore.
At first I told myself it 4 __________________ (get) smaller in the wash, but I finally had to admit that it was me who was getting bigger. So, I’m trying to get fit and lose weight. I know I can do it. A month ago I joined a gym and signed up to exercise classes. When I weighed myself after two weeks, I had lost quite a bit of weight already! I
5 __________________ (not / like) gyms, but I do now!
1 Complete the sentences with the missing word. The first letters are given.
0 She’s had to overcome so many challenges to get where she is today.
1 She won her first race in high school – when she was still an a____________ athlete.
2 We prefer to buy l ____________ grown food, to support farmers in our area.
3 I’m a bit out of s____________ at the moment – I haven’t done any exercise for a while.
4 He eats so much j____________ food – it’s no wonder he’s putting on weight.
5 We were in the gym hall when the fire a____________ went off.
___ / 5
2 Complete the text with the words from the box. There are two extra words.
bleeding break carry on in shock qualified unconscious twisted succeed
Last week I had a bad fall when I was trying out a new routine at gymnastics. Usually when that happens I just
0 carry on, but this time I didn’t feel too good, so my coach told me to take a rest. I felt a bit dizzy and cold and my ankle was really painful. When he looked at it, he said that
I was lucky I didn’t 1 ____________ the bone. Still, I was injured.
I 2 ____________ my ankle and I had to put ice on it. He also thought that I was 3 ____________ because I was cold and shaking a lot. Sometimes that happens after an accident. He said that whenever that happened to him, he drank some sweet tea. He told me he once fell very hard to the floor and was 4 ____________ for a couple of minutes! Luckily, that’s never happened to me. Anyway, I’ve got to take it easy for a couple of weeks and do some simple exercises to try and strengthen my leg muscles. I’ve
5 ____________ for the Youth Games next year, so I need to be at my best!
GRAMMAR
3 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect or used to.
When I was a lot younger I 0 used to eat (eat) whatever I wanted, but I’ve realised that I can’t do that anymore.
I 1 __________________ (decide) to change my eating habits last New Year. As I 2 __________________ (get) ready for a party, and tried to put on my favourite top,
I 3 __________________ (discover) that it didn’t fit anymore.
At first I told myself it 4 __________________ (get) smaller in the wash, but I finally had to admit that it was me who was getting bigger. So, I’m trying to get fit and lose weight. I know I can do it. A month ago I joined a gym and signed up to exercise classes. When I weighed myself after two weeks, I had lost quite a bit of weight already! I
5 __________________ (not / like) gyms, but I do now!
Verified answer
1
1 She won her first race in high school - when she was still an amateur athlete.
2 We prefer to buy locally grown food, to support farmers in our area.
3 I'm a bit out of shape at the moment - I haven't done any exercise for a while.
4 He eats so much junk food - it's no wonder he's putting on weight.
5 We were in the gym hall when the fire alarm went off.
2
Last week I had a bad fall when I was trying out a new routine at gymnastics. Usually when that happens I just carry on, but this time I didn’t feel too good, so my coach told me to take a rest. I felt a bit dizzy and cold and my ankle was really painful. When he looked at it, he said that I was lucky I didn’t break the bone. Still, I was injured.
I twisted my ankle and I had to put ice on it. He also thought that I was in shock because I was cold and shaking a lot. Sometimes that happens after an accident. He said that whenever that happened to him, he drank some sweet tea. He told me he once fell very hard to the floor and was unconscious for a couple of minutes! Luckily, that’s never happened to me. Anyway, I’ve got to take it easy for a couple of weeks and do some simple exercises to try and strengthen my leg muscles. I’ve qualified for the Youth Games next year, so I need to be at my best!
3
When I was a lot younger I used to eat whatever I wanted, but I’ve realised that I can’t do that anymore.
I decided to change my eating habits last New Year. As I was getting ready for a party, and tried to put on my favourite top,
I discovered that it didn’t fit anymore.
At first I told myself it had gotten smaller in the wash, but I finally had to admit that it was me who was getting bigger. So, I’m trying to get fit and lose weight. I know I can do it. A month ago I joined a gym and signed up to exercise classes. When I weighed myself after two weeks, I had lost quite a bit of weight already! I didn't used to like gyms, but I do now!